Job prospects General Accountant in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Financial auditors and accountants in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Financial auditors and accountants (NOC 11100) in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting Alberta’s real GDP will expand by 2.6% in 2023 before slowing to 1.9% in 2024. Similarly, they are projecting the labour market to cool in late 2023 and into 2024. Higher for longer inflation may also have some firms rethinking expansion resulting in muted employment growth for this occupation. 

An aging workforce transitioning to retirement will create vacancies for job seekers.

Here are some key facts about Financial auditors and accountants in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region:

• Financial auditors and accountants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 57%
  • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology